Furniture corner construction



0st. 6, 1931. J. A. BUTKUS 1,326,420

FURNITURE CORNER CONSTRUCTION Filed Aug. 24, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet l fi wit Z231? E19 K 5m -6,1931. 1.1L KUS 1,826,420

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FURNITURE CORNER CONSTRUCTION Filed Aug. 24, 1927 s Sheet-Sheet s Jvwerw l at'entedioet 6, 1931 OfILLINQiS, AssIGNbR E0; ens-mes 11. iilxonuiiigoi ."QHICAGQjILLINGIS :3 i y 'objeef to providea"newan sitrution'of thisdesicrippi n. V

I The inventionheshsd-fiiitherw ect i136 pmvi wn er. c n bruc o iee n by ofifmfnitiiresu'ch aj's' eb'ed. This support; is

" pie eragbliy-hellow and'is provided; withan-v Y epeh ing A"removableeonnect ing memb'e-r 3 is 'liemovabl y Connected with the supprt? This conneefiing member h'as the-inner piecelzidaptedtwbe inserted inthe opening 2 end to ehgagetheinner face 'oii the support; Connected with the inner piece is the wedge hold-ing piecefi. Y e

etjehes (S -and 7 li e provided; in the-membf 3'tof'faeil itate the insertion of the inner pieCeQthrQugIi the opening 2. This inner piece is inserted [as shown 5 in Fig. 3, the portiehaef support attheup'per edge of the epeni-ngfienteringthenotch 7-as'shown The net'ch" T'is of s'uh depth that the distance fihelbot'toiii ef the notch to the bottom I 7 fofwth cenhetin spieee is equal to OI lSS than the height'of'the openingflsb that when "die c'onneetingmember is in the position shiivn" i @1 3; "iii may then "be moye'd inwardlylowered; "The portioh of the supthebbttrndfitheopeningQthen: enteithe iietch 26 {he per-ts takingtheposition hecting member.

esho niin Fig. 1.

i isi received "iritb the wedge shaped space 15 3; second Wedgep'ieee 1 6, thetwe wedge pieces "pi'di idedwh'avihg the wedge piece 14%Whi0h V slippoir tkonheetingjmember 3; This cehfnecting Wedge member is provided with I being -tion'l'Z. The wedge piece16 fits into awedge shaped openingsl8 in .:the frail connecting T member 19 connected with the r'ai120 extend:

in'gito :another corner of the device. This rail connecting member is "preferably made. 7

. angleiron; In some case ofsheet metal formed by stamping by means of'dies fvTheends" 2Q- and 2110f the rail con- ,1 neciting member-are bent around asshown'to' I K reduced portlon-lf. I oftheconnectingwedge member.

accurate inech nicalfittlng;

piece.,;;.oriexample, isrc t,, t is m re e rough :and Withthis constructiom no finishing is neces -c sary due to- -the-faotthatthe clamping device:

er to arrange the provide a slot 22 for the 1 ed with-therail,connecting, member 1 9' the pivot 24: Which'pass'es through the lugs 251ahd26s,:This clamping device engages; the

faceof the wedge pieee 16', as clearly} shown in. Fig-$141 and; automatically {aligns Q itself to the taper I of the 1wedge piecewithout m thus automatically aligns. itself with relation r to; the'iwedgl e'and permits the wedge to take the'properposition even when roughand un:

finished. [Thisisjan inipiQrtarit factorin the "useofthedevicei The support l' imay have its corners rounded, asjshown in Figs.-;1 and 12. When these cornerslare rounded, I .pre

plate 8 with} proj ecting;

edges 8 a,.as shown,,TTheseedges hold the plate against itwisting; when the parts are in P- Si c so-p ef rrt pror erthe p.- port; connecting membe'r with av-stopllug 30 w e imbvs n o; n a m with 1' h 'e'dgei'ofthe support asgshown in Fig.4 and whichf holds [the,supp ortponnecting member I s against upwardmovement giving a stronger andmorje rigid constructionQ I .fil he support connecting memlji ig also {The-fastening devices in all cases; may

be ny' suitable kind}suchhsgrivets,screws flor' the ike, {Therailconnecting member :19 :is eonnected f'wifih therafl zeinanydesii l 1 mann r as by mean of the s r w izo i i s g; .The use and operation of myinvention are.

y'as giollowsz] y i "When "itgi desiredl s h eitli P r thei'support,connecting'member 3' is inserted in; thegsupport 1- in; the manner illustrated I ig.;3. The frontlg plate 82is -then p1aced in y 2p9S1tlQIl as lllustrated inFig; 9. ;TheQWedg'e p ece IKl 'Of the connectingwedge member is he pl se v' e t e ivd esha ed p ning-1 T ofthe gsuppo'rt connecting member 3 fas 1 shown in Fig. 10; The wedgelpiece-l6 is then 1' "placedinr-the'opening,18'ofthe rai1 connectjingmemberil9 and thezpartsg are then oompletelyassemble'd as illustrated in Figs l, 12,

zflindi lli The connecting wedgemember'and be ire y pimped ogethe is the? the "willbeheld in proper relatidn;

connected together by. theireduced per-' .A' lampi "gj device 23 1s pl'votally; connectj ferably provldediwith{strengthening sociated clamping member cause the parts This eonstiiiction also prevents theljhaiits from being disassembled Qor disarranged when; the weight is placed upon-the rail- 20,1]

such weight insuring a tighter connection be tween the parts."v ,When the" COIl IlQdtiQIl "with beds, the:

reverse this f 'rail from'the "position shown in w-ifs'usedl s" it is deirab-le, to

2 Fig. -1-Vwhere one ofthe mem fi IS of theengl'ej i iron forms a flat top, to thevposition where this'member is at the bottoms andijthe'other 1 memberforms the outer edges; The springs now used for metal beds} are arrangedso that I e they the railiwhen it is in icanbe supported upon'the flat' to f V the PO SltlO Il 111 I @Fig. '1; is ringsro o beds, howgyer.

are not'sjo farranged and one reasonj forfre-p springsmade foewooden beds; a V

Iclajimz Pi sin bellow V versing'the railf'is to; adapt it'tofsupp'ort ZWhen' the wedge g 3 '1. A furnitur'ef corner" 'construct onfl comupp 'h v ng' i9-QPsn ng in one sld 1 -thereof,1 a support connecting a er havin 1 -illsi e r ses a p e b inserted into the support through said'opening, saidmember being provided "with two projecting en the exteriorfo separated at s body'portion ofsaid'mem y.. 0 M

ging parts whichi project oni said supgort; said part's be ng the top and bottom ,fromjthe" nectingwedge member adaptedto' beinserte'd 1 between said projecting parts, 1; the wedge and vp ieqt ng parts avi 'gle gs ng 111-.

clined faces, and a crossbar connecting merit-- ber supported" bysaidi sup port connecting f member and heldagainst outward movement .V-Mby said connectingwedgemember.

.; .2. A furniture corner v'co structionfcoin- 1 111 0119 side. thereof; a support connecting a member having an insidefiiece afdapted 1 to e serted n e *J pp ir hrb igh. aid pe i sai member1bing-Pf ?vi sir t i gl lo v ui p rt ering n op nin 2 two 7 projecting; engaging, parts which prof-1,

j'ec 't; on ,theexterlor foff said support rsaid partsbein a separated at the top andjbottom' from the ody -portion" of 13319; member S t t nswe ge e b depted" to be" inserted between'jsaid projecting1 9 3s, w s g the wedge and projectingpa'rts -'haying engaging inclined faces, a rail connecting memberlconnected; with saidrail having a sl ot at 2 its r fro n't end, andua'. clamping "deviceeonlnected with-said rail"connectingfmemb Pa o i nn c ing w d emem ies- 'ceived' between said fcl'ampin'g devic'e andthe v 2 front endof] said rail"connecti1 1g m:ember, sa d clamping device being pivotall ;"-"c'on ,1

'nected with said rail connecting m'em 3. 'A furn ture corner -c'c'znstruction' com pr a ww 's pp fi ha in i pen ng at "one side. thereof,' a :support' 'eonnecting Q ,meinberhavinganinner piece whi'ch engages I I the innerface of 'said'supgort, andafwe'dgef rom' said support, files 1 holding device projecting a connecting wedge member liaving two wedge pieces, one of said wedge pieces "being a said rail connecting member having a clamp removably connected with said wedge holding piece of the support connecting member, and a rail connecting member with which the other wedge piece is removably connected,

ing device connected therewith which engages said" last mentioned wedge member,

a with said rail connecting member.

Y 4; A furniture corner construction comv wedgepieces, oneof said wedge pieces being 7 "ing piece of the support connecting member,

,aj rail connectingmember with which the removably connected: with said wedge hold- I other-wedge piece is'removablyconnected,

and a cross-bar supporting member supported bysaid support connecting member,

said cross-bar supporting member comprising a plate through which a portion of said support connecting member projects, said 7 connecting Wedgemember engaging said plate. I r v r f I -5.' A furn ture corner construction comprising a" hollow support, a'support connecting member removablyconnected there-' 'with, said support connecting member having'two separated projecting parts, a crossbar supporting member having a plate with openings therein through which said project:

ing members pass, and a wedge device en- I gaging said pro ecting parts and said plate. State of Illinois, this 28th day of May, 1927.

igned at Chicago,'county of Cook, and

1 JOSEPH A. BUTKUS said clamping device pivotally connected H 

